Application of Computer Aided Simulation in Construction and Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Simulation and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2022) | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editor
Interests: continuum mechanics; modeling and simulation for various materials; constitutive models for polymer materials; inverse parametric optimization for constitutive equations; fabrication and characterization of smart materials; nanocomposites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, also termed “rapid prototyping”, enable the fabrication/manufacturing of individual parts and devices of complex geometries and compositions of standardized materials, which can be customized based on the type of requirements. As a procedure, AM builds layers to create complex three-dimensional (3D) solid objects adapted from specially designed digital models, allowing various architects, creatives, engineers, and entrepreneur designers to build their customized conceptions in a single-step process. In order to exploit the merits of AM capabilities, novel structural and stimulatory designs, methods, and types of machinery must be used or developed. For example, large robotic arms and gantry-based systems to systematically print construction parts using customized aggregate-based materials and polymers/metals, respectively, have already been developed. Notable achievements in AM are the automated production process, high level of design freedom, and the ensuing inherent capacity for optimization. However, for the fabrication of building/construction-based constituents and 3D-printing processes, appropriate modeling and prototyping are required.
Therefore, for this Special Issue, we seek submissions in which the focus of authors is on designing highly complex dimensional materials and structures by employing AM processes and systems, such as digital methods, for planning in construction using state of the art simulation modules along with their applications in current research scenarios and construction.
Dr. Sanghoon Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing (AM)
- rapid prototyping
- simulation modules
- complex geometries
- construction
- modeling
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